[07/27] Timber Prod. Co. v. US
In a case concerning the proper tariff classification of plywood, judgment in favor of the Government is vacated where the trial court misapplied the test for determining whether a tariff term has an established commercial meaning different from its common meaning.

[08/04] Sikirica v. Nationwide Ins. Co.
A writ of summons alone cannot be the "initial pleading" that triggers the 30-day period for removal under 28 U.S.C. section 1445(b).

[08/02] Trend Homes, Inc. v. Super. Ct. of Fresno
A provision found in home purchase contracts, which requires homebuyers who sue the builders of the homes to submit the dispute to judicial reference, is enforceable.

[08/02] Lillien v. Peak6 Investments
In an employment dispute, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff has not created a triable issue of fact on his claim that defendant had a contractual duty to pay him a pro-rated share of a year end bonus.

[08/04] Sikirica v. Nationwide Ins. Co.
A writ of summons alone cannot be the "initial pleading" that triggers the 30-day period for removal under 28 U.S.C. section 1445(b).

[08/02] City of King City v. Cmty. Bank of Cent. Cal.
In a suit by plaintiff-city to recover funds pledged as collateral for a loan, judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed where the trial court committed prejudicial error when it denied defendant-bank's request for delay to conduct discovery and categorically excluded testimony concerning the events at issue.

[07/28] Phipps v. FDIC
Plaintiff's claim, alleging that defendant-bank violated Missouri's Second Mortgage Loan Act by charging unlawful fees on second mortgage loans, was properly removed to federal court since federal statutes governing national banks create an exclusive cause of action against national banks for usury.

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